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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 624 

Recognizing the 350th anniversary of the founding of New Jersey and 

honoring the valuable contributions of people of the Garden State. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 12, 2014 

Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. 

RUNYAN, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. LANCE, Mr. 

SIRES, Mr. PAYNE, and Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the 350th anniversary of the founding of New 

Jersey and honoring the valuable contributions of people 

of the Garden State. 

Whereas in 1664, the parcel of land between the Delaware 

and Hudson Rivers came under the control of the 

English, who named the land New Jersey; 

Whereas New Jersey played an instrumental role in the colonies’ success during the American Revolutionary War, 

serving as the location of more military engagements 

than any other colony during the war, including two pivotal colonial victories at Trenton and Princeton in the 

winter of 1776; 


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Whereas in 1789, New Jersey became the first State in the 

United States to ratify the Bill of Rights, the first ten 

amendments to the United States Constitution; 

Whereas men and women of New Jersey, such as Thomas 

Mundy Peterson, Alice Paul, and Paul Robeson, bravely 

challenged the Nation to recognize and support equal and 

just rights of citizenship for all people in the United 

States; 

Whereas New Jersey has been a veritable cauldron of culture, 

contributing iconic and talented artists in literature, film, 

theater, dance, music, and visual arts; 

Whereas world renowned scientists and scholars, including 

Thomas Alva Edison and Albert Einstein, conducted 

their research and launched their discoveries in laboratories and institutions throughout the State, resulting in 

New Jersey serving as a birthplace for inventions and innovations that fundamentally change the way humans 

interact with each other and the world around them; 

Whereas New Jersey has been a leader in developing and engineering formative infrastructure and transportation accomplishments, from the Morris, and Delaware and Raritan Canals to the iconic Garden State Parkway, as well 

as the now ubiquitous ‘‘Jersey Barriers’’ that provide for 

the safety of drivers and passengers on roads throughout 

the country; 

Whereas in 1954, the New Jersey State Legislature passed 

legislation for the State to officially adopt the nickname 

of the ‘‘Garden State’’, a proud acknowledgment of the 

State’s strong agricultural heritage and reflection of the 

continued abundance of blueberries, cranberries, peaches, 


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and other produce that contribute to New Jersey’s robust 

agricultural industry; 

Whereas the people of New Jersey take pride in enjoying and 

preserving the State’s vast natural resources, including 

the 130 miles of sandy beaches along ‘‘the shore’’, as well 

as the 1,100,000 acres of Pine Barrens that constitute 

the Nation’s first National Reserve; and 

Whereas it is fitting and desirable that the people of New 

Jersey and the United States celebrate the current and 

historic role of New Jersey in the United States: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog2 nizes and celebrates the 350th anniversary of the founding 

3 of New Jersey. 

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